diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dcd451ad001f..e9051e8ea964 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ os: linux
 sudo: required
 
 go:
-  - 1.8.3
+  - 1.9
 go_import_path: k8s.io/minikube
 
 install:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 894e9ae0a65b..6247cbe9d113 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BUILDROOT_BRANCH ?= 2017.02
 REGISTRY?=gcr.io/k8s-minikube
 
 HYPERKIT_BUILD_IMAGE 	?= karalabe/xgo-1.8.3
-BUILD_IMAGE 	?= gcr.io/google_containers/kube-cross:v1.8.3-1
+BUILD_IMAGE 	?= gcr.io/google_containers/kube-cross:v1.9.1-1
 ISO_BUILD_IMAGE ?= $(REGISTRY)/buildroot-image
 
 ISO_VERSION ?= v0.23.6